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She is almost better reima known as Nenna Egoli or Fiela of Fiela ', or more recently as South Africa's own version reima of Shirley Valentine. Yes, she's Shaleen Surtie-Richards, and his estimate her wine knowledge to a minus one in ten!
"Honey, I'm not really a wine drinker, but I see an awful lot from the experience," she tells me with a grin as she waved to the many people greeting where we are under the big tarp on the lawn at Kango wines and wine tasting put together with Piet Geldenhuys, Kango's new winemaker.
But before I forget now, Kango wines represent about 60 members in that area. Their impressive wine list includes grape juice and liqueurs in, to witblits brandy, and white and red wine. And at prices that broad smile on any mouth will sit.
And so put us under that big sail and start tasting. reima Pete gives advice and fill the holes in the knowledge. Because when we have time for "wet teeth" reima at Shaleen and anyway after lunch when we must go, we decided on 9 wines to taste of those lengthy wine list mode.
After much tasting and quipped, Shaleen's choices when finally the Baron van Reede (a dry white) case "because it is bright, and I can drink a lot of it without getting wet teeth to get" and the Cango Ruby Cabernet "because it beautiful reima color and the softest taste "them.
Well, my choices reima to the Cango Sauvignon Blanc event with his asparagus, peppery green and grassy aromas on the nose and delicious pynappelsmaak in the mouth, but with the little red ones I struggled and in the end ge-end reima three winners, namely the Cango Cabernet / Merlot / Shiraz, the Cango Ruby Cabernet and Shiraz Swartberg.
Likewise known as Shaleen in the entertainment world, Francois Ferreira in the world of food. But food with a difference. A big difference! With its refreshing reima approach to South Africa's rich and diverse food culture - from beet- and biltongmielierysrisotto to innovative cheese sushi - Francois greatly contribute to the general appreciation of our country's cuisine with almost evangelical enthusiasm.
"My favorite is the cabernet / merlot / shiraz blend of Kango," he says enthusiastically when I asked him for his wynsmaak. "Then I also like the Swartberg Shiraz and Pinotage. And of course, the barnyardgrass reima and honeybush brandy is also very nice. "
We kick off with Foie d'Autriche, volstruislewerpaté in deegdoppies served with smoked white balsamic syrup, and our glasses glistening with Kango's bubbly. And the champagne's floral aromas and slightly sweet flavor complements the lewerpaté like Brad Pitt not even Angelina Jolie could not.
Francois's second assault on our taste buds are Waterblommetjie Vichyssoise, and clean glasses are filled with Kango Sauvignon Blanc. The heavenly journey continues while the light acid in the white creaminess of the soup and wrap a nice balance achieved.
While our taste buds still reeling under the onslaught of heaven, Francois plant a knockout with roast volstruisfillet Denning with spices on soetpatatmoes and tamarynsous, and clean glasses are filled with his favorite reima red blend.
Very dizzy from the successive gastronomic reima ratings and almost speechless (and few things get Shaleen speechless!), Gives our estate over and accept reima total surrender reima to the board of camembert cheese with a sesamsaadkors and onion. And the glass Swartberg Shiraz (slightly chilled) holds its own against the cheese while neuterigheid the sesame seeds and the sweetness of the onion beautifully complements the red wine.
And just like Luciano Pavarotti Puccini's Nessun Dorma take up to a climax that take your breath away and the tears roll, so take Francois us that afternoon with his kardamomgegeurde chocolate mousse reima accompanied by the Rijkshof Vintage Port to a climax that you speechless and breathless late fall back in your chair.